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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-05
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January ID, 1857 ID.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
X named settler has fled notice of his intention
20 make final proof IL support of his claim, and
that said proof VIII be made before Registeror Re
CetyeF II AIr'yiu Kansas, on March 18th, 1857 viz
IEDSON ID. ". AAVEESON,
sole heir OF Loyal O. Mat1esou. deceased. He
il@2J for the n tz SH4 SElf SN1t and sly Z
SElz, section 6, Town ,, Range TO- He names
the following witnesses TO prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of said land VIZ
Frank Shaw, D.. j. Garberson, ID. C0omes and n
C.. HeatOu, ali of MattesOn p. o., Kansas
JOHN BISSELL, Register
D. d. hfutteEOu- Attorney. z4-fan
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State Of Kansas, County Of Phillips. IS.
IN the District Court Of Phillips County:
j.. j. Close, Plr'I.

STATE OF tAhAsess county OF EEllllps. IS.
IN the District Court Of Phillips County:
+. J. Close, Pitt.
vs..
John Y. Close, Ella Close, John Amidon and S. c
Cummings defendants.
Public notice is hereby given, that under, and
Dy virtue OF the Judgment rendered i'm the above
entitled action, in and by the above named court
and OF an order %. sale issued on said Judgment.
10 me directed and delivered, VIII the ped day
Of February, 1881, at the hour of o clock p NJ,
OF saia day, at the front door Of the Court House
Iu Phillips iu the county OF Phillips, State OF
Kansas o--=r Ht public sale ana sell 20 tle highest
nitrer, OF cash in HauI, The following described
real property namely: Seventeen co feet and TWO
90 Inches IN width OF OF the south side OF lot i've 90
and Ave 90 feet and two ~ Inches O Of the north
side OF lot six 49, la block seven 20 three
l5)ln the city OF Ehipsburg, all in the county of
Fnllllps state OF t-aEsas. rai1 property has
been levied upon and Is To be sold as the property
af the above named defendants, John y. Close
ana LILA Close. Dated this 18th day of January,
a. ID. 1887. C.. NJ BICGCIuE.
Sheriff of Phillips County.
G. A Spauling & Co., Attyfs for DeTs Amidon
and Cummings.
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NoTIcE FOR PUBLICATIoN.


January S-ls 1857 81.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
In named settler Eas hlei notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support of his claim. aud
that said proof VIII be made before Register or
Receiver Al kirgin, kansas, on March 18th, 1857
viz: HENRY t00MES.
IIE 1925 for the " s SW1z 50 NVF4 Section p
Town ?. Range IL he names the following VIII
ueEses 10 prove his continuous residence upon.
agd cultivation Of, said land. viz:
Frank shaw b. j. Garbers0ns j. D. Matteson.
and J. ID. W. AatIeEons OF liztteson y. o., KAN
JOHN BISsELI- Register
D. 1IattRs8n- Attorney - jau-
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NoTIcE - PUBLICATIoN.


Land once u kiFWin, Kansas
January 18th, 1851 ( so.
NOTICE is hereby given that the 70 lowing
IN uamed srttl has died notice OF his intention
20 make final proof IN support Of his Claiu, and
that said proof VIII be made before Register or
Receiver IL lLirWin- Kansas, March 10Th, 1887,
viz: BEN1NA j GARBERSON,
HE 1884 for the nv d Section Is, Town .
Range l6. He names the following Witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon, and culuiVa-
tion o., said land, viz:
II. Coomes- OF Crow, Kansas; Frank shaw, j. D.
AIattesan and j. D. W Aatteson, of Alutteson
y. o., Kansas.
JOIN BISSELL- REGISTER.
j. d. NIatteson, Attorney. 2l-jan
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81. j. Croos nam, pnotO-artist. visit
al kiwin and Marvin The first OF tie
y eek Ea STATES that The Town OF mar
Vn IS Sd boisterous state OF excite naent
over proposition 70 try and secure the
unity Sc . 40 that cross-roadS, claiming
r1h Sc Kirwin ard Logan g right and
I-tJ bowers ia the scnenle nIarVin is
; erhaps unaware af the ardous labor
tnanae.cd with removing moGrta'n,
lafa Lslld luEr % -ean-
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4 house and lot, three blocks from
square, good house 22X22 with two coats
Of paint, and eistern. Terms; $500,
cash down $500 aud balance ia six
slsar.r h-
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PUBLIC SALE

On Saturday, Feb. u, 1857 at the Phillips COM
~ Poor Farm, commencing At = O clock p m the
following property viii be sold: One span mules
a1d harness one wagon; one stirring ploHs one
breaking pillow; two CuluTat0rs; one mower and
hay rake; Two cows and one calf.
Terms Il Sale:-On sums under SO. caahs over
SO, Or MALI ia SIX months the other u months
with approved security
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Lind once at Kirwln. Kansas.

o.
Notice is hereby given that the foIlowiug-named
settler has filed notire o. his intention TO make IL
ual proof in support of his cll m. and that sa @
proof will be made before the CD lie or District
Court at PhIllipsDurg, Kan, on March "a, 1851
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Omee OF Probate Judge, Phiuipsburg, Kansas
Jan 10Th, 1857.


NOtlce Is hereby given thar the folloWiu g-uau1ed
settler hiss nied notice OF his Intention 10 maEe A.
nal proof ia support OF his claim and that said
pr0-f VIII 5e made before the Probate court at
Plii1psburgs Asiu-, on Feb. 9, 1887. viz:
Charles Cook.
for qr see 10 Il 8, Il Is He names the follow
iug Witnesses To prove his continuous residence
upOa aud cultivation of said land, viz; W T.
Cook sud Lorenzo alison, all OF Marvin. Ezs
c. 81 Cole. Probate d udge.
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In The District Court OF Phillips County, State OF
Kansas.
Fannie j. League, Plaintiff

II. Z. League Defendant.
The State OF Kansas, Phillips County;
The defendant, NJ. l.. League will take notice
that he has been sued by the plaintiff; that her
petition is on file in the Office OF the Clerk o. the
District Court of Phillips County, State of Kansas,
and that the defendant must answer the same on
or before .he 10Th day OF Feb. ISL the petition
Will be taken as tTue&nd judgment for divorce
dissplyiug, canCCAng and uuuulIng the marital
bonds of plaintiff and defendant and for the Gus
tody, care, control and guardianship of the three
minor children Of plaintiff, and de eadgnt me for
General equitable relief. j. II. SALLEE,
CIerl, District Count. Phillips County.
GEO. ". STINEON Y ~oSr Attys for Plaintiff.
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BENJAAIINF. PRATT,

D. s 22144 for the Sc Il sec 27-3-19- He
names the fOllowin witnesses t0prGFe his cOEtiu-
uuus residence upon, and cultivation OF, sii land,
viz: H. q. Swisher. G.. ". Adams, Z. c. John
son and J. r. Dawson an of Phillips urg- Eans.
JOHN BISSELL, Register.
Korns f. Bickford Atty's Is
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.


Land Office at Eirwiu, Kansas,
J-nuaTy. s-jIa- 1857 No. 50 /
Notice l. hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF his intention TO make
dna- proof la support his claim. and Il1L >siI
proof viii he made before Clerk district Court OF
Probate ulsg II tLili ps5urg, Kan, on Hch. ?
1855, via:
THOMAS p. KNIGHT,
DIS. 22s1S for these or sec I'D. I3 2 IS.
lie names the following Witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon auI lliFl sion OF said
lam 3, viz: J. d. Seavy, JLntoWu, Geo. SesyeIl.
Hiii -ide Edward Emerson and John Gordon,
Pnillipsburg. Eas.
JoHS EIsEELL. Register,
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III No. 1853 Tor the S1T or sW or Section go
IS Inf NtE or 81 or NN or Section 81, Town g,
Range IS. lie names the follow ing Witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, ami cultiya-
ton of, said land viz:
Thomas Ray Thomas VI. Hughes, Joseph II
Acllvalu Gud IS M SIC twain, al or PhillFsaurg.
Aal.a-- .----l -.-- .------- Le.L.L.E.
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.

PUBLICATION NOTICE.
IN the District Court OF Phillips County, State Of
Kansas:
ELVINA CLoNCH, Plaintiff,
WALTER ClONCH, Deft.
The de endant Walter CIouch. viii take notice
thar he has been sued in the said court by plain
tin for divorce from the bonds Of matrimonys On
account of Abandonment &C. and must answer
the petition filed by plaintim before the 18TH
da. of March, 1897, the said pet tion viii DC
taken as true and Judgment FOR divorce rendered
thereon accordingly.
Attest. ELIHC DAVIS.
j. n SALLEE Plaintiffs Atty.
Clerk District Court 14-lan-
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WAI. BRADLEY, Proprietor,
National House.
Good board by the day or week Firstclass &C
c0mmodatious. East side public square, Philips
burg, Kansas. 1ano-ot
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NOTICE FOR PUBLIC4wON.


january goth, 1887. : No 12s
NOTICE Is hereby given thaJ the following
~ naIei settler mas tlei notice of his intention
10 make Iua! proc in support OF his claim and
That said proof viii made before Clerk District
Court or Pro ate Judge. at FLIlIysCurE, Kansas
.----E III ~ ~
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

H. WALLACE. NJ D.
Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention given TO the diseases OF wO-
men. Office south side public square, Phillips
uFgh. Kansas.
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This house haa been repaired and refurnizhed
throughout and is now prepared to accommodate
the travelling public in the mOFI hospitable style
INQUIRE for the Woods House, Phillipsburg. j15
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NTIsJHLLaNEOUS.


E. ALBAUGH, Proprietor,
Commercial House.
Good sample rooms for commercial travellers.
Feed stable in connection with house, Phillips
burg Kansas. ~
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-05

ELIUU DAVIS.
Attorney at Law.
Office, South side of Public Square, Philips
burg, Kansas.
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A. b. HOUCK, NJ D.
Eclectic Physician
OEce at G. W Biczford's Drug Store, North side
Public Square, Phillipsburg Kansas. All calls,
both day and night, promptly attended. 7-21
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-01-27
Preparation of SeaIskins.

There is a popular notion that the
sealskrn as we see it at the furrier's is
Just as il is taken OF the animal. Moth
ing, however, could be more contrary
to fact Few skins are less attractive
than this at first, as the fur Is complete
ly covered and hidden by the dull gray
brown and grizzled overhair. This
mask has, then, TO be removed, and this
is an operation requiring very great
amount of patience aud skill. with
consequent increase in price. The un-
hairing is effected by warmth and
moisture. which softens the roots of the
overhair and enables il to be pulled out,
or by shaving the inner side very thin,
which cuts off the roots of the hair,
which penetrate deeply. and leaves un-
touched those of the fur, which are very
superficial. Whichever method is en-
pfoyed, the hair must be taken off uni
tormly or the fur will never lie smooth
ly. but always have a rumpled look,
which can never be corrected by any
subsequent treatment. This will ex-
plain to some extent the cause of the
high price of sealskin jackets and
cloaas, and also the cause of the differ
ent prices one hears of, as good many
skins are more or less spoiled in the
dressing Another cause, too, is the
quality of the dye and the workman
ship employed in its use. The liquid
color is put on with Il brush, and the
points of the standing fur carefully
covered; the skin is then rolled up fur
inside, and then, after q little time,
hung up and dried. The dry dye is
then removed and further coat ap-
piled. dried, removed, and so oil till the
requisite shade is obtained. One or
two of these coats are laid on thick
and pressed down TO the roots of the
fur making what is called the ground.
From eight tC twelve coats are needed
to procure a good color. No wonder
frst-class saalskin is expensive; it is
just as true now as ever it was; but
in these days Of universal cheap
ness one is apt to forget that if you want
really good thing you must pay
good price. Al The Year HOuRd.
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ing clothes and the wonderful toilettes
left Lisle together.
They had been gone a week when
Joyce was rolled up in ball on one OF
the garden benches with a book III her
lap which she was not reading.
Mr.. Hallett had called several times,
but never been received
Now joyce suddenly looked up, and
seeing him come towards her, sprang to
her feet.
Don't disturb Yourself" he said
cooIlv. You absolutely would not let
me come near you, so | forced myself
into your presence. It's abominable, l
admit. But not half so abominable as
the manner in which you treat me. ;"
As she kept dignifed silence. why
do YOU do it?" he asked. Il want an
answer. Joyce.
She turned towards him with height
ened color, and an ominous gleam in
her eve.
"Oh. don't get angry! You know
perfectly well I'm in love with you, and
you know that l want you to marry me.
You must have seen how | felt about
you from the first day. But your be-
havior has been shocking How could
YOU play fast and loose with me so?
But, never mind. You were enchant-
ing the other day. I'll forgive you
everything before and since on the
strength of that. When will you be my
wife?''
Never"
"Joyce?"
'NeYer-never! Never will l marry
anyone! | am not tit! | am a per
per-perfectly hOr-horrid girl! | fiirt-
ed with ou-pur-purposely the other
day, and led you on, because /
wanted to sp-spite Cousin Gray, and
and l was jealous of her-and l
thought you were going to marry her
The rest of the speech was buried on
a shoulder clad in tweed. upon which
the tears were running down III streams.
mo, no! Let me go!'
Joyce, are you going to be tract
able?'
Il tell you I'm horrid. false. treach-
erous girl! There-let-let me 90. And
and put pow-powder on my nose!"
in a rising lyrical burst.
"Oh yes, 1 saw it, very calmly. "A
great hliSldht. loo' LOU ItdNe pearl
powders to your fair cousin. prefer
those freckles myself" looking down at
the face still pressed against his coat
They're horrid, toOn
oh. no."
After pause:
Henry" in a still small voice and
carefully, Cousin Gray's visit to Lisle
did not turn out just as she intended,
did it?"
A laugh.
Not just. 1 can't say I'm in the
least sorry, either. Are you?"
But This, beng a thoroughly unfair
question, neither deserved nor obtained
an answer.
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Little Folks World.

Far away, and yet so near us, lies land
where all have been.
Played beside its sparkling waters danced
along irs meadows green,
Where the busy world we dwell in and its
noises only seem
Like the echo Of a tempest or the shadow of o
dream;
And it grows not old forever, sweet and
young il is to-day.
--Tis the Land # Little People, where the
happy children play.
And the things they know and sec there are
sowOud -rfu ami grand.
Things that wiser folks and Older cannot know
nor understand;
IL the woods they meet the fairies, find the
giants in their caves
See the palaces # cloudiand, and the mermeu
in the waves.
Know what ali the brides sing of, hear the Sc.
erets Of the fiowrs,
For the Land If Little People is another
world than ours.
Once twas ours; its ours no longer; for
when nursery ime is DER,
Ibro the Land of Little People we may wan.
der never more.
But we hear their merry voices and we see
them at their play,
And our own dark world grows brighter and
We seem as young as they,
X 8amia over shore and meadow, talking to
the birds aud f w'rs,
For the Land of Little People is a fairer
world than ours.
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Expert Shots on che Stage.


Billy LimDerger wick" the shoot
ist, who has made shooting guns and
dogs a study for the last fifteen years,
said this morning:
"a good deal of this shooting that
Won see on the stage and you read about
III exhibitions is not what it looks to be.
l know a little about this thing. Take
for instance Capt. Stubb, the Arkansaw
shooter, who hit little vials thrown up
in the air fifteen or twenty feet from
him with bullets of forty-five calibre.
Every one VINO sees him shoot them
actually supposes he is shooting and
breaking them, but instead of a solid
bullet he has about a quarter of an
ounce of chilled shot in his shell, and it
is poor shot who would miss a vial or
even a mosquito with that charge. Then
there is w. I. Cody, Buffalo Bill" DR..
W. Z. Carver and other exhibition
shooters, travelling with such shows.
They announce that they will shoot
balls riding on horseback and IN other
ways with Winchester repeating rifle
loaded with a solid bullet. All their
shooting is done, without question, with
shot in place of a solid bail. A solid
bullet would not be allowed in any city,
and they must assure the authorities
that they will not shoot solid bullet
before they will, be allowed to exhibit.
"Many go to the theaters and see an
expert shot or to shoot thimbles off one
another's head The thimble has
string that is invisible attached to its
and when the explosion of the gun take,
place it pulls these strings attached to-
the thimble Then there is another
trick of snufing the candle with rifle
bullet. That Is done by placing the
candle in front of solid iron plate.
ANY shot striking within All inch and 8
half or even two inches of the wick
will put the light out. The conclusion
and splash of the bullet does this. The
match trick is similar one-that is,
lighting a match with Il rifle bullet
Twelve matches are set TO make a circle
on an IRON plate, the heads of these
matches all point toward the center. If
the bullet hits anywhere in the circle,
the splash OF the bullet will ignite one
or all of the matches, the more the
mcrrier. Then there is knocking the
clgar ashes off from cigar; that is
done bv the shooters assistant having
a cigar with big shawl pin run through
it from the butt to the lighted part.
At the report OF the gun he touches the
bead part of the pm, which is in his
mouth with his tongue, which of course
knocks the ashes off in front Gin
ctHudtj Telegram.
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A Generous Lad.

Last Sunday a young clergyman from
young congregation preached, by ex-
change, 10 a congregation which is one
of the serene, old-fashioned, undisturbed
sort, where everything theological
passes placidly from one year to an
other, and where the rising generations $
undoubted human nature is allowed for
in quiet, sensible way. The visiting
clergyman remained to the Sunday
school, and after the exercises were
about halt finished he rose to make q
little speech.
u know that you are an enterprising
Sunday school," he said, because see
so many new books. | know that you
are happy Sunday school. because see
SO many smiling faces around me. And
| know that you are a generous Sunday
school, because that little boy over there
BY the long pew door offered me pea
nut as | came H. The attention of
the assembly was instantly directed to
the little boy, who began to snicker un-
conrollably to himself.
We'll, what's the matter, my little
MANI" asked the clergyman. You're
not sorry you offered Inc the peanut,
are you?"
did you th-think that was peanut
l gave you?" asked the little boy, still
sniekering violently.
why, yes; wasn't it?'
"No-o-o! twas only a shellP'-
Boston Post.
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Chinese Treatment of Animals.

They never punish; hence. a mule
that in the hands of foreigner would
be not only useless but dangerous to
every one about it becomes, in the pos
session of a Chinaman, as quiet as a
lamb and as tractable as dog. We
never beheld a runaway, jibing, or
vicious mule or pony in Chinaman'
employment, but found the same rat
Ting, cheerful pace maintained over
heavy or light roads by means of
tur-r or ciuck-k, the beast turning to
the right or left and stopping with but
hint from the reins. The treatment
is extended to all the animals they press
into their service. Often have l ad-
mired the tact exhibited in getting a
large drove of sheep through narrow,
crowded streets and alleys by merely
having a little boy to lead one of the
quietest of the flock in front; the others
steadily followed without the aid either
from yelping dog or cruel goad.
Cattle, pigs and birds are equally cared
1or.-3Tucels on Horseback fn 4l01lchu
IaJ,t1rD
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"Who was with you?"
HThsf I DoSitivalV rafnsa To
Mr.. Bishops Latest Feats.

In report Of some exhibitions of
'mind-reading" given in Boston re-
Gently the Transcript says:
Mr.. Bishop was removed to the ante
room and blindfoided. and in the mean
time Mr.. Kennard gathered knife
from a gentleman and a reserved seat
check and an opera-glass case from two
ladies. These he tied up in white
handkerchief and made a round of the
hall, stopping for moment to make
the future trace the more difficult. Then
he proceeded to the upper balcony and
deposited the package in the hollow OF
the base of Apollo's statue in sight of
all. Mr.. Bishop then announced that
the experiment would be made without
anv physical contact, in order that the
question of "muscle-reading" might be
settled. Mr.. kennard placed his hand
about five inches above that of Mr..
Bishop, and almost instantly the latter
started rapidly down the hall, Mr.. Ken
nard following as best he could. They
passed out at one of the side doors to-
ward fremont street, and in a very
short time appeared in the rear of the
second balcony Here Mr.. Bishop
paused before young man, over whom
he passed his hands, and then, without
hesitation, pushed rapidly forward to
the statue and brought out the package
The articles were rapidly re-delivered,
the only hitch proceeding from Mr..
Kennard's uncertainty as to the person
from whom he took the knife.
Mr.. Bishop next repeated his feat of
reading the number on a concealed
bank note through the impression pro-
duced on him by the committee who
had committed it to memory. 1t was an
exceedingly difficult test, being no less
a figure than IS $40, 793. Mr.. Kennard
stated to the audience that he thought
it was due to Mr.. Bishop to say that no.
body but himself had ever seen the
number of that note till ne had pro-
dured it in the hall, as it was fresh from
the treasury.
The closing test was with Prof Lyon
of Harvard, who wrote upon the back
of the blackboard a word, a language
unknown to Mr. Bishop and unseen by
him. With infinite labor Mr.. Bishop,
still with his eyes bandaged, wrote up
on the face of the board, IN view of the
audience, an almost exact reproduction
of the characters, which were Assyrian.
This was the closing test. 1t is but fair
to say that Mr.. Bishop was successful
in every one of his attempts, with a
single exception, and that was due to
the fact that mis- directions were not
complied with. Evidently the believers
in muscle reading will have to revise
their theory.
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BailoOuing in Paris.

Some curious ballooning experiments
We're made by NJ Goddard receHtly in
the old courtyard of the Tuileries. Two
balloons, one filled with hot air and the
other with bicarbonated gas. were sent
up. in one, the 'Dynamiteuse des
Airs" NJ. Goddard sat himself, while in
the car OF the other, called the ,Nou-
yeau Monde" three young acronauts
were seated, who made the crowd of
gazers shudder by their boldness in
performing climbing feats as they rose
in the air. Before the ascent of the
larger balloons, NJ Goddard released
about forty smaller ones, called bal
loons-poste." They can be used for the
postal service in time of war. Some of
them, indeed, had been used during the
last siege OF Paris Tor the transmission
OF letters and dispatches beyond the
Prussian lines.